Our Ethos

Upcycling

Our philosophy and idea is based upon re-use and up-cycling. We’re on a mission to combat the Monday morning throw away mentality at festivals and showcase an era when things were made with considered design and people looked after their equipment.

All our tents were manufactured in either the UK or Europe up to 40 years ago

We stitch, Patch, Sew and Weld to get our tents back to mint condition ready for the season

If something breaks, we fix it and we try our best to create as little waste as possible

We upcycle our business waste in whatever way we can e.g empty barrels of waterproofing agent into plant pots

Shelving and furniture in our Vintents Barn is all made from wood waste from building sites

Carbon Footprint

Although we do our best to re-use, reduce & recycle, driving loaded vans around the country to amazing festivals is where our carbon footprint makes its biggest stamp. To balance this, for every mile we drive we donate money to sustainable energy initiatives through Energy Revolution a green energy charity with fantastic, local results. Donations from 2019 will go to projects that install solar panel systems on UK schools to give them access to affordable renewable energy and that work with the schools and local community groups to maximise the environmental, educational and community impact of the installations.

Sustainability

We understand the environmental impact festivals and events can have. Each step forward in our business is a strive to offer a more sustainable service. We do our best to source sustainable products that last:

Our handmade rugs are ethical, fair trade and made from a rapidly renewable natural fibre, Jute, and with no synthetic materials.

We use local Sussex Elm and British made steel legs for our homemade low tables and LED lamps and LED fairy lights for energy efficiency.

We recycle our old/dud airbeds for the battery pack pockets for our “Power Tables” and well as to mend/make tent pole bags.

Our sheepskins are ethically sourced directly from a small community living off the land in the high Tatra mountains.

As of 2018 we are collecting vintage curtains/fabric to make our cushion covers.